A change is as good as a test : observational tests of extensions to the concordance cosmological model
In this thesis I examine some extensions to the concordance model of cosmology and their observational consequences. In particular, I look at how vector perturbations sourced by cosmic strings could generate a B-mode signal in weak lensing surveys. For a string network close to the current observati...
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Imperial College London
2012
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.560624 |